Before her sad death, Meg Bennett, who played Brooke on The Young and the Restless, spent the last few years of her life raising money for good causes.
The actress passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Meg was 75 years old when she died. In the years before she died, she raised money for the Alzheimer’s Association.
The star of “The Young and the Restless” often wrote about the group on her personal Facebook page and asked fans to donate.
In her last post, which she made on September 28, 2023, she said, “This year for my birthday, I’d like people to donate to the Alzheimer’s Association.”
“I’ve chosen this nonprofit because their mission means a lot to me, and I hope you’ll consider contributing as a way to celebrate with me.”
“Anything I can do will help me get there.” Here is some information about the Alzheimer’s Association.
“The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia – by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support,” she said.
The former model gave money to the Alzheimer’s Association again in April 2023. In February 2022, she gave money to the Entertainment Community Fund.
Meg has also given money to the American Cancer Society, the Greater Good Charities, and other groups over the last few years, and she has encouraged her fans to do the same.
BEAUTIFUL LOSS
Her obituary said that the Daytime Emmy winner had died 10 days before from cancer.
“Meg lost her cancer fight.” It said, “Until almost the end, she worked hard with kids, wrote, and spent time with her far-away family and friends.”
Meg was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 4, 1948. Her full name is Helen Margaret Bennet.
She went to Pasadena schools and graduated from John Muir High School.
CAREER IN ACTING
After that, the actress went to Northwestern University and majored in drama. There, she was named homecoming queen.
In the 1970s, Meg moved to New York City after high school to try to make it as an actress.
“She got a modeling job as the ‘Cadillac Eldorado Convertible Girl,’ but her first real break was an acting and singing role in the off-Broadway musical Godspell,” her obituary said, talking about her big break.
My friend Meg lost her fight with cancer. She worked hard with kids, wrote, and spent time with her faraway family and friends right up until the very end.
Meg Bennett’s death notice
“Soon after, she went to Broadway in Grease and won the TV quiz show Three on a Match. In 1974, she started her long and successful soap opera career as the young Liza on Search for Tomorrow.”
In the 1980s, Meg moved back to Los Angeles and got the part of Julia Newman on The Young and Stuck.
The TV star started writing scripts for the long-running and very popular soap opera soon after she joined the cast.
LIFE WITH THE FAMILY
She married Robert Guza Jr. in 2004, while they were both writing for General Hospital, another popular soap opera.
What her family said in the obituary was, “This year would have been their 20th wedding anniversary.”
Meg leaves behind Robert, her brother, sister, two stepdaughters, four grandchildren, and a lot of nieces and nephews.
